Prime Minister Stephen Harper kicked Maxime Bernier out of cabinet after he left secret documents in his girlfriend’s apartment. He booted Helena Guergis from not only cabinet but also the Tory caucus for unspecified “serious allegations” after the Star probed her husband’s business dealings.

So why is Harper going to the wall to save InternationalCooperation Minister Bev Oda? She is in danger of being held in contempt of Parliament, a grave matter, after bungling a government decision to deny funding to the Christian aid agency KAIROS. Yet Harper is resisting calls to remove herfrom cabinet.